Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; public class Main { private static final SimpleDateFormat timeFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss Z"); public static long parse(String time) { try { return timeFormat.parse(time).getTime(); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); return 0; } } }